Lens Testing - Nikon 200-500 AF-S - page 17
I got a new Nikon 200-500 AF-S lens, primarily for wildlife and bird shooting. I took various test shots to evaluate it. I included some test shots made with the 80-400g for comparison (page 9).

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Uncropped, some processing done<br> *** Aperture: F5.6 ***<br>NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/2000, focal length 500mm, effective focal length on 35mm film 500mm<br>ISO 180<br>
Uncropped, some processing done
*** Aperture: F5.6 ***
NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/2000, focal length 500mm, effective focal length on 35mm film 500mm
ISO 180
 Cropped, some processing done<br> *** Aperture: F5.6 ***<br>NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/2000, focal length 500mm, effective focal length on 35mm film 500mm<br>ISO 180<br>
Cropped, some processing done
*** Aperture: F5.6 ***
NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/2000, focal length 500mm, effective focal length on 35mm film 500mm
ISO 180
 Uncropped, some processing done<br> *** Aperture: F5.6 ***<br>NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/2000, focal length 500mm, effective focal length on 35mm film 500mm<br>ISO 900<br>
Uncropped, some processing done
*** Aperture: F5.6 ***
NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/2000, focal length 500mm, effective focal length on 35mm film 500mm
ISO 900
Ccropped, some processing done<br> *** Aperture: F5.6 ***<br>NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/2000, focal length 500mm, effective focal length on 35mm film 500mm<br>ISO 900<br>
Ccropped, some processing done
*** Aperture: F5.6 ***
NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/2000, focal length 500mm, effective focal length on 35mm film 500mm
ISO 900
 Another shot to see if lens sharpness varies from center to edges.<br>March 30, 2016<br> *** Aperture: F6.3, ***<br>NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/400, focal length 500mm<br>ISO 280<br>
Another shot to see if lens sharpness varies from center to edges.
March 30, 2016
*** Aperture: F6.3, ***
NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/400, focal length 500mm
ISO 280
 March 31, 2016<br> *** Aperture: F9, ***<br>NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/400, focal length 200mm<br>ISO 280<br>
March 31, 2016
*** Aperture: F9, ***
NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/400, focal length 200mm
ISO 280
March 31, 2016<br> *** Aperture: F5.6, ***<br>NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/400, focal length 500mm<br>ISO 280<br>
March 31, 2016
*** Aperture: F5.6, ***
NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/400, focal length 500mm
ISO 280
 March 31, 2016<br> *** Aperture: F5.6, ***<br>NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/400, focal length 500mm<br>ISO 320<br>
March 31, 2016
*** Aperture: F5.6, ***
NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/400, focal length 500mm
ISO 320
 March 31, 2016<br> *** Aperture: F5.6, ***<br>NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/400, focal length 500mm<br>ISO 360<br>
March 31, 2016
*** Aperture: F5.6, ***
NIKON D810, shutter speed 1/400, focal length 500mm
ISO 360